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| Introducing Islam to children when father is'nt pr |
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| sarah_marie |
| 11/23/05 at 20:33:31 |
| Asalaam alaikum I am a new muslim I have said shahadah alone but have been advised to go to the mosque to take shahadah which I will be doing soon Inshallah but I already practice Islam and was wondering at what age should we start introducing Islam to our children i.e- teaching them I have a daughter Aleesha shes 18 months old and my son Shakeel is 3 months he was just circumcised last week Alhamdulillah. I know they are still young but does anyone have any ideas when and how and if anyone has any good websites that have mainly Islamic stuff for kids, I used to read my daughter islamic books and quran to her when she was younger (even though she did'nt understand I thought it would be nice) I still try now at bedtimes to. Another thing I wanted to say is I really want to raise my children islamically and its fine on my part but my partner Abdul he was born into a muslim family and he says he wants to raise Aleesha and Shakeel islamically but he does'nt practice at all I've been trying to encourage him to pray and read the quran even asked him to accompany to the local masjid but he keeps putting it of I also want to wear hijab but its like he might be embarrased walking with me in public if I am wearing hijab because he has always lived in a town that is mostly muslim till we moved last year and where we live there are'nt many muslims and I think he seems to think people will point at me and laugh and mock me if I have a hijab on he is very paranoid in some ways he also thinks people keep staring at us cos I'm white and he's asian I really dont know what do to about him I would so love for him to start practicing because he is very strict and to the point that he wants the kids brought up islamically but I'm afraid that if he does'nt practice maybe the kids wont either because they dont see there father doing it especially my daughter cos shes a real Daddys girl and already copys certain things he does now. Does anyone have anyideas about what to do? Sorry about the long post and thankyou to all that take the time to read it and reply. Walaikum Salam |
| Re: Introducing Islam to children when father is'n |
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| UmmWafi |
| 11/24/05 at 04:52:45 |
| [wlm] Dear Sister Hidayah comes from Allah SWT. Don't wait for your husband, just start doing what you nobly intended. Inshallah, your children will value the efforts you put in. To share with you some of the things I do with my kids when they were younger. 1. I put them to sleep with the recitation of the Quran playing softly in the background (its better if u were the one reciting it). 2. Let the recitations continue even after they have slept. 3. Make sure u read the Basmallah loudly each time you do something for them (like feed them of pick them up or putting clothes on them). 4. Include praises for Allah in your sentences. Eg. When ur child says "Look mum thats a beautiful flower". U reply " Yes Subhanallah..isnt it". 5. Read Prophetic stories to them during bus rides or at the park. PS I am curious. In ur post u mentioned that ur husband is strict to the point that he wants to raise ur kids Islamically and yet he doesnt practise himself...thats kind of an anomaly isnt it ? Wassalam |
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